South gate of Angkor Thom along with a bridge of statues of gods and demons. Two rows of figures each carry the body of seven-headed naga.
Angkor Thom (Khmer: អង្គរធំ[ʔɑŋkɔːtʰom]; meaning "Great City"), alternatively Nokor Thom (Khmer: នគរធំ[nɔkɔːtʰom]), located in present-day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII.[1]: 378–382 [2]: 170 It covers an area of 9 km², within which are located several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors. At the centre of the city is Jayavarman's state temple, the Bayon, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north. The site is one of the major tourist attractions of Southeast Asia.
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approach two million annually, and the entire expanse, including Angkor Wat and AngkorThom is collectively protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The...
wall. A number of significant temples are dotted around Angkor Wat and AngkorThom within the Angkor Archaeological Park, including Ta Prohm, Preah Khan,...
ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧), the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, AngkorThom (Khmer: អង្គរធំ). The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude...
including 18 high priests and 615 female dancers.: 126 AngkorThom ("Grand Angkor" or "Angkor of Dham(ma)") was a new city centre,: 378–382 called in...
empire was restored by Jayavarman VII, who established a new capital at AngkorThom and the Bayon as the state temple, situated to the north. The temple...
the city of Siem Reap, Cambodia, approximately one kilometre east of AngkorThom and on the southern edge of the East Baray. It was built in the Bayon...
see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script. AngkorThom (Khmer: ស្រុកអង្គរធំ) is an administrative district of Siem Reap province...
over the moat with nāga-carrying devas and asuras similar to those at AngkorThom; Glaize considered this an indication that the city element of Preah...
into 100 communes and 907 villages. Phnom Kulen Angkor Wat view from Phnom Bakheng South gate of AngkorThom Bayon Temple Banteay Srei "History of Siem Reap"...
temples that once belonged to the medieval capitals of Yaśodharapura and AngkorThom. Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, a medium that lends...
image of him. The temple can be seen on the left side when entering AngkorThom at the southern gate. It was dedicated to Yasovarman by his son, King...
for a dozen days, through Tonle Sap Lake arriving at Yaśodharapura (AngkorThom), the capital of Cambodia in August. As part of the diplomatic mission...
two. The two largest reservoirs at Angkor were the West Baray and the East Baray located on either side of AngkorThom. The East Baray is now dry. The West...
capital city, Oudong was the capital of the country. Phnom Penh succeeded AngkorThom as the capital of the Khmer nation but was abandoned several times before...
least understood archaeological complexes from Cambodia's Angkor period. Like AngkorThom, the temple of Banteay Chhmar was constructed during the reign...
Suryavarman II (1113–1150) at Angkor, Cambodia.: 119 This small and elegant temple is east of the Gate of Victory of AngkorThom and north of Chau Say Tevoda...
Phnom Kulen mountain range is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwards from Angkor Wat. Its name means "mountain of the lychees". There is a sacred hilltop...
ព្រះលានជល់ដំរី) is part of the walled city of AngkorThom, a ruined temple complex in Cambodia. The terrace was used by Angkor's king Jayavarman VII as a platform...
Monks' cells", is a Buddhist temple in Angkor, Cambodia. It is located southeast of Ta Prohm and east of AngkorThom. Built in the mid-12th to early 13th...
Jayavarman II is widely regarded as the king that set the foundation of the Angkor period in Cambodian history, beginning with the grandiose consecration ritual...
small temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built at the end of the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII. It is located north east of AngkorThom and just east of...
the Bayon, the temple located at the center of AngkorThom city, was the edifice to which the Sdok Kak Thom inscription referred. Later work identified the...
day. It was built on the former path of the Siem Reap River between AngkorThom and the Eastern Baray and it was probably rebuilt after the Khmer period...
Pean (or Neak Poan) (Khmer: ប្រាសាទនាគព័ន្ធ, "the entwined serpents") at Angkor, Cambodia is an artificial island with a Hindu temple on a circular island...
script. The Baphuon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាពួន) is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is located in AngkorThom, northwest of the Bayon. Also called "golden mountain"...
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